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Artist
Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977
Sitter
Albert Einstein, 14 Mar 1879 - 18 Apr 1955
Date
1921
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24 × 16.8 cm (9 7/16 × 6 5/8")
Sheet: 36.4 × 23.3 cm (14 5/16 × 9 3/16")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Albert Einstein: Male
Albert Einstein: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer
Albert Einstein: Politics and Government\Government official
Albert Einstein: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Albert Einstein: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist
Albert Einstein: Science and Technology\Scientist\Scientific Theorist
Albert Einstein: Nobel Prize
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Aileen Conkey